Bradman Revisited
Bradman Revisited

Author: A. L. Shillinglaw

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781903158388

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Many people interested in cricket might very well view another book about Don Bradman with a sigh and wonder if there can be anything new to say on the subject. It is, of course, an understandable reaction as up until now books about 'The Don' have followed a similar pattern, concentrating almost exclusively on his achievements and life story as the greatest exponent of the art of batsmanship in the 20th Century. However, what no book about Bradman has tackled until now is the reasons why he was so much better than anyone else. 'Bradman Revisited - The Legacy of Sir Donald Bradman' does just that. Drawing on the thoughts of Bradman himself, contemporary eye-witness accounts, film and video evidence and recent research done at the John Moores University in Liverpool, author Tony Shillinglaw gets to the heart of the matter of the Bradman phenomenon, revealing the answers to the most important questions: What made Don Bradman so much better than anyone else? What was his secret? Can his method be adopted by aspiring batsmen? It also addresses the reasons why Bradman was misunderstood during his playing career, and why nobody until now has made a fully comprehensive study of the method

Meet... Don Bradman
Meet... Don Bradman

Author: Coral Vass

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2016-04-18

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1925324915

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A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia’s history, including cricket’s greatest ever batsman, Sir Donald Bradman. Don Bradman was Australia’s greatest cricketer. This is the story of how he first came to play for Australia, and how his record-breaking feats in the Ashes series became a source of pride and hope during the hard years of the Great Depression. From Ned Kelly to Saint Mary MacKillop; Captain Cook to Banjo Paterson, the Meet ... series of picture books tells the exciting stories of the men and women who have shaped Australia's history.

Farewell to Cricket
Farewell to Cricket

Author: Don Bradman

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781863406727

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Don's own account of his entire playing career, with a selection of historic photographs and a complete record of his scores from 1927 to 1949.

Bradman's Best
Bradman's Best

Author: Roland Perry

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 1742749089

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The greatest cricket team of all time - as selected by its greatest batsman, Sir Donald Bradman. Sir Donald Bradman saw all but a few of the 20th century's greatest cricketers play the game. Apart from being cricket's most successful player and captain, Bradman built a reputation over five decades as the game's most knowledgable and incisive selector. These factors, combined with his status as one of the legends of world cricket and his unparalleled understanding of cricketing history, put Bradman in a unique position to make the most informed judgment on the composition of the world's all-time best cricket team. In BRADMAN'S BEST, Sir Donald Bradman reveals his Dream Team, selected from all cricket-playing nations since the first Test was played in 1877. In exclusive interviews and correspondence with his biographer, Roland Perry, Bradman shares his thoughts on the world's best cricketers, his greatest ever team and why he chose its illustrious members. As well as Bradman's compelling revelations and thoughts on cricket's most celebrated exponents and the way the game has developed over the decades, this long-awaited book also contains engrossing portraits of his selections, who forever will be known as ... BRADMAN'S BEST.

Look Out, He's Behind You!
Look Out, He's Behind You!

Author: Tony Bradman

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Published: 2007-10-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781845077341

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Red Riding Hood is off to see her grandmother, but she doesn't know the wolf is following her every step of the way! Will she spot him lurking behind the flaps on every page?

Winter of the Wolves: The Anglo-Saxon Age is Dawning
Winter of the Wolves: The Anglo-Saxon Age is Dawning

Author: Tony Bradman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-03-07

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1472953762

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The history and partnership of the Angles and Saxons are explored in this thrilling adventure about the trials and tribulations of their settlement in Britain. Written by bestselling author Tony Bradman, this coming of age tale is perfect for fans of Rosemary Sutcliff and will have readers gripped from start to finish. Oslaf works hard to prove his worth in the village: he labours on the farm, he trains as a warrior and he is slowly finding his place in the community. But when the Chieftain makes the decision to move the village across the sea to the great new land of Britannia, suddenly the Britons are a greater threat than Oslaf's rivalry with the Chieftain's son, Wermund. Can the Angles and the Saxons defeat the Britons? And will Oslaf be as brave as the hero in the tale of Beowulf? This exciting and dramatic story is packed with great characters and insight into the Angles' migration, settlement and partnership with the Saxons in 6th century Britain. The Flashbacks series offers dramatic stories set in key moments of history, perfect for introducing children to historical topics.

Michael
Michael

Author: Tony Bradman

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781842709115

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"Michael was...different. His teachers said he was the worst boy in the school. He was always late and he was a little scruffy." Is there no hope for him at all? Or is it good to be different? Tony Bradman's humorous text and Tony Ross's zany illustrations make Michael the ideal picture book for all children, but particularly for children who are 'different' to their peers in some way.

Our Don Bradman
Our Don Bradman

Author: Peter Allen

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9781865048680

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Victor McDonald is cricket mad. He plays for his school team and his dream is to meet his cricketing hero, Don Bradman. But Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. Work isn't easy to come by. Victor's father has lost his job and the family is moving to Sydney. Despite the daily struggle of life in inner Sydney, Victor not only sees Don Bradman in action, he even gets to meet him. With the England cricket team coming to Australia, Victor knows it's going to be a great cricket season. But England has some nasty surprises in store. This will be one cricket season the Australians - and Victor - will never forget.